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when it comes to making comments on the forum?
I mean, what subjects do you actually have real knowledge of that you can offer to people when they come up in conversation?
I am not talking about opinions here, but areas with which you have familiarity based on extensive experience or education.
And because most of us, when we think about it, will have different 'levels' of expertise, I suggest we list things in terms of Primary, Secondary, and Additional.
I'll start.
[b]Primary[/b]
Late classical and early medieval thought (theology & philosophy)
Christianity (theology & history)
Languages (ancient & select modern)
Education (Sixth Form & University; Progression)
[b]Secondary[/b]
Psychology & Counselling
Relationships & Children
[b]Additional[/b]
Canada
West Indies
Ice Hockey
So share a list, with as many items as you think are true about you, and let's make a bank of forum expertise! 8)
I seem to be able to close a thread....
Other than that, I'm pretty knowledgeable on most things Liverpool related. Maybe a bit of town planning. And cat ownership, being that I have a few siamese.
Snarky one liners and questionable puns.
Wilful misinterpretation of comments for my own amusement.
Perpetuation of funny shoe / baby robin / Joe Cocker type memes.
Pop master.
I don't know why I ever thought this could get serious and/or interesting. 😕
The first step towards wisdom is to know that you know nothing
I don't know why I ever thought this could get serious and/or interesting
Are you saying I didn't give a serious answer to your question?
I challenge you to trawl through my posts and find something which doesn't fit in with the catergories I described and instead offers true expertise or insight.
I may be a lightweight buffoon but a lack of self awareness is not one of my many faults.
Edit - also arguing with Binners about pies.
Fish puns.
Any time, any plaice.
Campaigning for power kites for the less fortunate amongst us.
#prayforrusty
Well theres . ermm wait no, not that, what about ... um maybe not. So maybe ?.. nope not that either.
Averagely knowledgeable about bike stuff especially jumps and the like, building jumps and the like, IT stuff relating to databases and integrations, and used to know about biochemistry stuff but forgotten most of it.
Reasoning.
I know a bit about computers.
I struggle with this sort of question because I know "enough to get by" about many things, rather than really ever specialising. If I was listing tertiary knowledge I'd be here all day.
(I know that the word you were looking for instead of "additional" is "tertiary" for instance.)
I went to both [b]Primary[/b] and [b] Secondary [/b] school.
Premier league footballers 1994 to 2006
Okay, [b]Saxon[/b], I'll take the bait:
[u]Primary[/u]
Green woodwork and pole lathe turning
Trees/Arboriculture/hedge laying.
West Dorset
Yurts
[u]Secondary[/u]
Family/relationships
Only child-ness
Cooking
Mucking about on bikes
Getting pissed/hangovers
[u][s]Additional[/s][/u] [u]Tertiary[/u]
Converted commercial campervans
The Smiths
Listed like that it is a bit depressing actually. I'm not quite as useful, informed, educated or interesting as I had previously thought.
I went to both Primary and Secondary school.
I also attended Tertiary School. 😉
I'm good at looking things up on the internet. I mean, really, really good. Black belt Google-fu.
Microsoft stuff (apart from how to use Office) as that's my job.
Not bad on pro cycling.
This is one of those tricky questions, because my only formal qualification is in Astrophysics. But that was over 20 years ago, so don't expect me to remember much of it.
Bikes. I know about building bikes. Though not MTB stuff. Or road bike stuff. So, erm, weird bikes. I know about them. And photography. And the industrial heritage of the West of Scotland. And I know the script of the West Wing off by heart.
But that won't stop me pontificating about stuff I know nothing about, of course. That's what the internet is for.
But that won't stop me pontificating about stuff I know nothing about, of course
+1. Me too.
And photography. And the industrial heritage of the West of Scotland
Way OT but.....Any good Ravenscraig pics Ben? I used to work there.
me too! Twice!I also attended Tertiary School.
Spurs
Acdc
Houseprices ... but we are all experts in that.... right ?? 😆
Double Entendres...
I'll slip one in, you'll love it!
Kayaking
Navigation
Science
Maths
I am happy to take questions on:
Financial services and money type stuff
Grammar
Contracting
Campervans
Pootley-what-used-to-be-called-XC riding in the Cotswolds
The contents of PerchyP's underwear drawer
The contents of PerchyP's underwear drawer
In which case, you know nothing.
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In which case, you know nothing.
Yeah, but not [I]that[/I] drawer, the [I]other[/I] drawer, you dirty boy 😉
The more i have to drink, the more of an expert i become on everything.
That aside:
Ski racing
Skiing
All things bikes
IT infrastructure, networks, comms, virtualisation
Sales
Amateur psychology
Outdoorsy type stuff
Indie music
80's films
My main area of expertise (enough to get me by) is probably CNC machining/engineering. I also like thinking of things to make/design based around what I can machine - a couple of bikes (one still in progress), lots of LED lights (even got joint highest score in a WMTB megatest with my 1st effort)
Also have a degree in rocket surgery 😆
Yeah, but not that drawer, the other drawer, you dirty boy
You are mrsfry and I claim my five pounds.
Perchy's reference to Commando reminds me that I should have mentioned GI Joe comics.
I suspect you didn't get these over here, but my friend - who saw the first movie with me - couldn't believe my disappointment over the studio's clumsy juxtaposition of a few issues I was able to name.
Yep. The early medieval computus and GI Joe Issue #27. That's me.
Birmingham.
Cooking.
Recruitment and CV's.
Pretty well travelled so some places I can comment on too.
That's about it.
Jobwise, i know a bit about Chemistry, specifically the cleaning and Personal Care / Suncare industry
I've successfully raised 2 kids to the ages of 11 and 13 so I'm happy to offer experience tips, suffixed by a YMMV
My dad is/was an engineer so have had bikes in bits since I was a kid so relatively au fait with the workings of 'old skool' stuff like gears, etc. Less so with suspension trickery.
Love 'proper' maths - real adding up and division stuff as opposed to abstact concepts like sqrt (-1) = j and so on. So I love it when someone combines the two and says 'but won't I spin out on 30:11 as a top gear' and I can calculate their speed in mm/hour to 8 decimal places to prove that if they do they'll probably shit themselves with fear first.
Used to referee soccer at local level and still keep up to date with the Laws and more importantly the IBD's, hence understand the decisions made by officials better than about 95% of players, pundits or fans.
Reasonably up to date with cricket knowledge although that rapidly drops off now below international level.
Ermm...... I can do a mean gas barbecue.
Apostrophe's.
[b]Primary[/b]
Arguing
[b]Secondary[/b]
Google-fu
theotherjonv - Member
Jobwise, i know a bit about Chemistry, specifically the cleaning and Personal Care / Suncare industry
That was me at the turn of the century...
Emigration to oz,
Australian craft beer
Tasmanian whisky
Some statistics
Observations on politics
Efficiency and improvements
Nuclear reprocessing and decommissioning
After that I have absorbed a heat of info on most projects I've worked on from steel making to maternity wards (very similar) coal mining in borneo and UK brick and cement works in the late 90s
[b]Primary[/b]
Opinions. Mostly my own.
[b]Secondary[/b]
Facts.
pithy one liners.
spotting armchair experts on forums, admittedly that takes very little effort on here.
Banking and Finance, including but not limited to motor finance.
Business and Economics.
Drugs and their risks.
IT stuff to a degree.
Trail Info on offical / man-ade stuff in Wales.
Focus on what makes people happy v obvious / done thing.
Primary
Asking questions
Secondary
Asking follow up questions
Tertiary
Asking stupid questions
I've been masquerading as a policeman since I joined the forum 12 years ago, and nobody's rumbled me yet. So I guess I'm an expert at reading Wikipedia then winging it on the subject of the law.
[u]Primary[/u]
General knowledge (not sport)
[u]Secondary[/u]
erm...
Scalextric (analogue only)
Type 1 Diabetes in children 😕
Logistics of bike race organization
James Bond films
Arguing with the receptionists at the local swimming baths
I've been masquerading as a policeman since I joined the forum 12 years ago, and nobody's rumbled me yet. So I guess I'm an expert at reading Wikipedia then winging it on the subject of the law.
You're assuming that anyone thinks that police officers would know about the law.
A guy in Canada once asked me if I was a sponsored snowboarder*.
This must mean I'm probably the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to snow and snow based activities.
*This had nothing to do with my skillz, I was in the bus station in Vancouver and had the same snowboard bag as my brother in law, so he assumed we were sponsered!!
Fair point grum, fair point.
[b]Current[/b]
Special Educational Needs and Disability
Law - Interpretation, policy and practice
Commissioning & Procurement
Ofsted
Community & Voluntary Sector
[b]Previously[/b]
Lead Roofing
Slate Roofing
Tile Roofing
You get the idea...
[b]Interests[/b]
Photography
Adobe CC
Outdoorsy stuff
I've been masquerading as a policeman since I joined the forum 12 years ago, and nobody's rumbled me yet. So I guess I'm an expert at reading Wikipedia then winging it on the subject of the law
You're a Freeman on the Land aren't you? 😉
Primary - North wales and sheep
secondary - 80's hair Rock bands
edit @ perchy, i thought you called the Ape a fireman 😆
Used to be very good at 1990s European Public Procurement directives. Could quote articles and paragraphs all day long.
These days my expert, but useless, insights seem to be limited to Star Wars episode 4.
insights seem to be limited to Star Wars episode 4
A noble thing, surely?
Coke and hookers.
Curtains, blinds, soft furnishings.
My husband's eating habits.
A teeny bit of bird and wildlife knowledge.
Primary
Enterprise software architecture
Several specific software products
Physics (just)
Secondary
Science in general
Socratic reasoning
Bikes
Cars
Computers generally
Humanity
Grammar
Photography
Lots of general stuff
Additional
Dunno. Everything and nothing.
Socratic reasoning
Please don't tell me that's what you think you are doing on here? 😆
Additional skills
Making tongue in cheek comments
For the last few years I've been using a bot that extracts every third word from a thread and generates coherent sentences. Think there are a few bugs though 🙁
Oh, almost forgot:
Primary skill
Spending 85% of my time on the internet instead of working, then somehow
a) not getting caught
b) still getting my work done
So either I am much quicker than everyone else at working, or everyone else is also spending 85% of their time on the internet.
[b]Primary[/b]
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Plant Sciences
GM
Scientific funding and governance
[b]Secondary[/b]
DIY
Bike repair
Rabbit wrangling
Self-deception about biking and climbing abilities
[b]Tertiary[/b]
Outwardly appearing to give a shit about fractional differences in paint tones while decorating
No, no, NO !!thegreatape - Member
Fair point grum, fair point
say after me:
"watch it sonny - I'm onto you; any more of that and you'll be tripping over and falling down the stairs in my station"
Welfare reform 2007 - present.
I'm single.
Nearly 2 full pages in and nobody knows anything about Mountain biking 😀
Molgrips - you forgot VW Passat diagnostics! We will certainly never forget.
😉
My job is kind of being a jack of all trades and master of none, but I suppose I have a pretty good knowledge of journalism, digital media & current mid-travel 29in MTB geometries.
Way OT but.....Any good Ravenscraig pics Ben? I used to work there.
No, sorry - took loads of pics of [url= http://catchingphotons.co.uk/blog/industrial/clydebridge-steelworks/ ]Clydebridge[/url] and [url= http://catchingphotons.co.uk/blog/industrial/active-steelworks/ ]Dalzell[/url] though...
Lovin' those pics Ben. 😀
Especially Hartwood Hospital which is quite near my place and I see it every night on the way home.
You're a Freeman on the Land aren't you?
😀
edit @ perchy, i thought you called the Ape a fireman
Steady on now
Yeah lovely pics Ben. That's great that they invited you back after an illicit visit. 😀
The older I get the less I know... Literally.
Building (general).
Concrete.
Groundwork.
Industrial sheds.
Construction plant.
No one tends to listen though.
Lager.
Most drink real beer.
FTFYThe older I get the less I [s]know[/s] remember... Literally.
I think my only 'expertise', & It's not even that, is Her Majesty's Prison service. Which is very very sad.
How to make and lose small fortunes
How to make and lose friends
How to have and lose wives
How to have and lose parents
How to have and lose children
How to have and lose mountain bike skills
How to have and lose numerous other sport skills
How to have and lose life itself...
Primary:
Fried rice noodle (nothing you have eaten before)
Good sweet milk tea like in SE Asia (extremely difficult)
Secondary:
No bloody clue ...
Additional:
Survive in a land full of aliens ... or is that me. 😆
I can see them coming ...
To be fair, we've known that for a while.
😀
My expertise as far as this forum goes is to be able to add nothing of any help, value or insight to anyone.
My "real world" expertise is to be able to work my nuts off at the expense of any (quality) time to myself. Which reminds me, must get off here as I've got stuff to do... 😕
Primary
Clinical Pharmacology, "the drugs don't work"
Mathematics and Physics, Sheldon is my middle name
Secondary
Bike, everything from tandems to time trial, even some MTB
Coaching, have the badges
Children - raised two who seem to have survived
Cancer - too much personal and professional experience
I stay out of politics and religion, more heat than light.
Renewable energy projects
Banking law
Bridleways within a 5 mile radius of Winchester.
Shag I've run out already. Can I really not do anything other than my job and d1cking about in trail shoes?
Fishing
Gardening
Gardens
Plants
Lawns
Weeds
Local authority waste management
Global asset management
Financial modelling
Obviously I don't limit myself to my strict areas of expertise ... 😉
^^^^^
aka money laundering for drug cartels and corrupt dictators